Latest quakes
The most recent quakes (above magnitude 2 for the past few hours, larger magnitudes for the rest of the past day, to limit the number to about 100 per day) are shown below with detail links for each quake.
We use multiple data sources from all over the world (currently over 20 different national and international agencies), and prioritize them in the following descending order: national institutes / agencies - USGS - EMSC - GFZ. Where data from different agencies for the same earthquake is available, you can find and compare the often differing data for magnitude, depth etc. in the detail page for each quake.
If you are looking for smaller and/or earthquakes in a specific region, you can look them up on the pages of specific countries or regions. Otherwise, there would be hundreds or thousands of earthquakes shown here.
Earthquakes Today: latest quakes worldwide in the past 48 hours on Wednesday, October 5, 2022 - list, stats and map
Quakes in the past 48 hours:
- 6 quakes above magnitude 5
- 68 quakes between magnitude 4 and 5
- 214 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
- 490 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
- 1170 quakes below magnitude 2 that people normally don't feel.
Latest quake: Mag. 2.7 | Celebes Sea, 25 km SE of Pagadian City, Philippines -
Strongest quake: Mag. 5.8 | 14 km E of Sullana, Piura, Peru -
- Past 7 days: Mag. 6.5 on Thursday, Sep 29, 2022 at 2:03 am (GMT -1) – South Atlantic Ocean
- Past 365 days: Mag. 7.7 on Monday, Sep 19, 2022 at 1:05 pm (GMT -5) – North Pacific Ocean, 99 km SE of Tecoman, Colima, Mexico
Recent quakes above magnitude 3.0 worldwide (updated )
| Past 24 hours | 127 quakes | 95 quakes M3+ | 28 quakes M4+ | 4 quakes M5+ |
| Past 7 days | 1,127 quakes | 790 quakes M3+ | 293 quakes M4+ | 41 quakes M5+ | 3 quakes M6+ |
| Past 30 days | 6,270 quakes | 4,633 quakes M3+ | 1,468 quakes M4+ | 155 quakes M5+ | 11 quakes M6+ | 3 quakes M7+ |
| Past 90 days | 18,026 quakes | 13,592 quakes M3+ | 3,987 quakes M4+ | 416 quakes M5+ | 27 quakes M6+ | 4 quakes M7+ |
| Past 365 days | 65,997 quakes | 48,587 quakes M3+ | 15,564 quakes M4+ | 1,707 quakes M5+ | 129 quakes M6+ | 10 quakes M7+ |
Date and time | Mag Depth | Nearest volcano (distance) | Location | Details | Map |
| Wednesday, October 5, 2022 GMT (68 quakes) | |||||
| Oct 5, 2022 21:54 GMT Oct 6, 2022 5:54 am (GMT +8) | 2.7 9 km |  Celebes Sea, 25 km southeast of Pagadian City, PhilippinesI FELT IT | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 21:43 GMT Oct 6, 2022 4:13 am (GMT +6:30) | 3.0 1 km |  51 km south of Keng Tung, Kengtung District, Shan State, Myanmar (Burma)I FELT IT | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 21:38 GMT Oct 5, 2022 6:38 pm (GMT -3) | 3.7 48 km |  South Pacific Ocean, 95 km west of Copiapo, Atacama, ChileI FELT IT | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 21:35 GMT Oct 6, 2022 12:35 am (GMT +3) | 2.5 4.7 km |  16 km south of Osmancık, Çorum, Turkey | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 21:33 GMT Oct 5, 2022 9:33 pm (GMT +0) | 2.4 1.6 km |  Iceland: 0.5 Km S of Grímsfjall | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 21:30 GMT Oct 6, 2022 2:30 am (GMT +5) | 4.0 50 km |  42 km southeast of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, TajikistanI FELT IT | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 21:29 GMT Oct 5, 2022 4:29 pm (GMT -5) | 4.0 28 km |  Michoacan, 53 km southeast of Tecoman, Colima, MexicoI FELT IT | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 21:27 GMT Oct 6, 2022 12:27 am (GMT +3) | 2.7 14 km |  Eastern Mediterranean, 43 km southwest of Paphos, Cyprus | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 21:23 GMT Oct 6, 2022 10:23 am (GMT +13) | 2.4 72 km |  Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 21:19 GMT Oct 6, 2022 5:19 am (GMT +8) | 3.3 10 km |  Australia: Great Victoria Desert, WAI FELT IT | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 21:01 GMT Oct 5, 2022 4:01 pm (GMT -5) | 4.0 24 km |  Pasco, 76 km north of Santa Rosa, Chanchamayo, Junin, PeruI FELT IT | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 20:52 GMT Oct 5, 2022 2:52 pm (GMT -6) | 2.9 33 km |  North Pacific Ocean, 68 km west of Chinandega, Nicaragua | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 20:49 GMT Oct 6, 2022 4:49 am (GMT +8) | 2.5 11 km | Cordillera, 36 km southeast of Vigan, Province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 20:46 GMT Oct 5, 2022 3:46 pm (GMT -5) | 4.3 160 km | 60 km north of Pucallpa, Provincia de Coronel Portillo, Ucayali, Peru I FELT IT | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 20:46 GMT Oct 6, 2022 4:46 am (GMT +8) | 2.6 96 km | Philippine Sea, 97 km east of Sorsogon, Bicol, Philippines | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 20:15 GMT Oct 5, 2022 2:15 pm (GMT -6) | 4.1 17 km | North Pacific Ocean, 155 km southwest of Pijijiapan, Chiapas, Mexico I FELT IT | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 20:00 GMT Oct 5, 2022 3:00 pm (GMT -5) | 4.0 8 km | North Pacific Ocean, 59 km south of Aquila, Michoacan, Mexico I FELT IT | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 19:09 GMT Oct 6, 2022 4:09 am (GMT +9) | 4.4 134 km |  Kepulauan Barat Daya, IndonesiaI FELT IT | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 19:04 GMT Oct 6, 2022 4:04 am (GMT +9) | 4.8 64 km |  North Pacific Ocean, 44 km southeast of Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, JapanI FELT IT - 2 reports | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 18:16 GMT Oct 5, 2022 4:16 pm (GMT -2) | 5.1 10 km |  South Atlantic Ocean, South Georgia & South Sandwich IslandsI FELT IT | More | ||
| Oct 5, 2022 17:45 GMT Oct 6, 2022 1:45 am (GMT +8) | 4.0 13 km | Philippine Sea, Indonesia, 211 km southeast of General Santos City, Philippines I FELT IT | More | ||
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Earthquake FAQ
When was the latest earthquake anywhere in the world?
The last earthquake in the world occurred 21 minutes ago: Weak mag. 2.7 earthquake - Celebes Sea, 25 km southeast of Pagadian City, Philippines, on Thursday, Oct 6, 2022 at 5:54 am (GMT +8).
Where did the last earthquake happen in the world?
The last quake above magnitude 4 today occurred 44 minutes ago 42 km SE of Khorugh, Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan.
Smaller quakes below magnitude 4 are much more frequent and happen somewhere in the world every few minutes. However, many (if not most) of them go unrecorded, because not all areas in the world are covered by sensitive-enough seismic networks able to detect them.
Where do most earthquakes occur in the world?
By far, most earthquakes in the world occur along the margins of the Pacific Ocean, followed by the vast Alpine-Himalayan mountain belts that stretch from southern Europe through Turkey, the Caucasus, Iran, Pakistan, to northern India, Nepal and southern China.
Most of these regions are in oceanic or continental collision zones where tectonic plates collide with each other and release energy in form of earthquakes.
How many quakes were there in the world in the past 48 hours?
In the past 48 hours, there have been 139 quakes up to magnitude 5.8.
What was the strongest quake in the world in the past 48 hours?
The strongest earthquake in the world in the past 48 hours occurred 14 hours ago: Strong mag. 5.8 earthquake - 14 km east of Sullana, Piura, Peru, on Wednesday, Oct 5, 2022 at 3:26 am (GMT -5).
What category of earthquake is considered an emergency?
Most earthquakes are small and cause no damage, but occasionally, there are bigger ones that can cause considerable damage to people and infrastructure. How much damage a quake does depends a lot on a number of factors including:
- magnitude
- depth beneath the surface
- duration and motion of the shaking
- local geology
- population density
- overall building standards of the affected area
- risk awareness and preparedness
Quakes below magnitude 5 rarely cause damage, while quakes above around magnitude 7 almost always result in extensive damage, even in areas with very good building standards such as in the western US or Japan. Quakes from magnitudes 8 often result in wide-spread or even catastrophic destruction.
What kind of damage can an earthquake do?
The ground shaking of earthquakes can cause soil liquefaction, landslides and avalanches, the opening of fissures in the ground, deformation of the ground, cracks in walls and other structures leading to their collapse. As secondary and often even more severe damage, this can lead to fires, gas leaks, or even tsunamis if the sea floor is moved in a way to displace a large mass of water.
How dangerous are earthquakes?
Earthquakes are among the (if not THE) most dangerous type of natural disaster.
According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), quakes caused nearly 750,000 deaths globally in the period 1998-2017, more than half of all deaths related to natural disasters.
How many people are affected by earthquakes every year?
Each day, many thousands of people feel an earthquake somewhere. Stronger quakes can be felt by millions of people.
According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 750,000 people were killed by quakes and more than 125 million people injured, made homeless or displaced or otherwise seriously affected by earthquakes during the 20 years from 1998-2017.
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